Isabella I Queen of Castile and Leon helped unite Spain with her husband Ferdinand, King of Aragon. Together they defeated and expelled the Moors, and united Spain in 1492.
Aragon and Castile
Cathrine of Aragon's mother was Isabelle of Castile.
Isabella of Castile
she grew up in Castile!
Her parents were Ferdinand II, King of Aragon, and Isabella I, Queen of Castile. She was thus Infanta Catherine of Aragon and Castile (in Spanish: Infanta Catalina de Aragon y Castilla). To learn more about Catherine of Aragon go to TudorHistory.org.
They were the two Kingdoms that together covered most of what is now known as Spain. Aragon was the north-eastern Kingdom with the city of Barcelona as its center. Castile covered the central heartland. The marriage of the King of Aragon with the Queen of Castile and their defeat and conquest of the Saracen kingdom in southern Spain is seen as the start of "Spain" as a national entity.
Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon.
The marriage of Isabel and Ferdinand.
Catherine of Aragon's mother was Isabelle or Isabella of Castille
John II of Aragon and John II of Castile, were the two grandfathers of Catherine of Aragon. Catherine was the first wife of King Henry VIII.
A marriage between the queen of Castille and the king of Aragon.